President Trump on Sunday said that the United States will be sending Patriot air defense munitions to Ukraine, reiterating his disappointment with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The president wouldn’t say how many Patriot systems or missiles will go to Ukraine but noted the U.S. isn’t going to be paying for the supply.
“I haven’t agreed on the number yet, but they’re going to have some because they do need protection, but the European Union is paying for it. We’re not paying anything for it, but we will send it,” Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on his return to Washington.
He added, “we will send them Patriots, which they desperately need because Putin has really surprised a lot of people. He talks nice and then he bombs everybody in the evening. A little bit of a problem there. I don’t like it.”